Book culture

Former St. John’s poet laureate George Murray unsure if he’ll return to his position after reversal of cuts

Following St. John's city council's decision to reinstate the arts funding it cut by 50 per cent, or $100,000, in December, George Murray, the city's poet laureate, says he's unsure if he'll return to his ... Read More »

January 7, 2016 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

Photos: 2015 Writers’ Trust Gala

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada hosted its 30th annual fundraising gala at Toronto's Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Nov. 25. This year's event included more than 50 guest authors and the announcement of Michael Crummey as the ... Read More »

December 7, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Evan Munday takes over as Word on the Street Toronto’s interim festival director

By Becky Robertson

Toronto's Word on the Street festival has announced that children's book author Evan Munday will serve as interim festival director, while current director Heather Kanabe is on maternity leave. The contract is effective starting in ... Read More »

November 24, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Book-launch venue hop: Alchemy Cafe in Dawson City

By Emily Pohl-Weary

Stacks of books and community spirit make Dawson City’s Alchemy Café a required stop on any northern tour Any literature lover’s visit to picturesque Dawson City, Yukon, should include visits to the homes of Jack ... Read More »

November 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Book-launch venue hop: The Ship Pub

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The Ship Pub has been the crux of the arts scene in St. John’s, Newfoundland, for nearly 40 years. The famous Atlantic Canadian local, nestled in Solomon’s Lane between Water and Duckworth Streets, is situated ... Read More »

October 27, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

PEN International Congress 2015 highlights threats to freedom of speech in Canada

By Steven W. Beattie

Earlier this week, reports emerged that a trio of Iranian artists had been sentenced to a combined 26 1/2 years in prison, in part for the crime of "insulting sanctities" in the Islamic republic. According ... Read More »

October 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Book-launch venue hop: Calgary’s Shelf Life Books

By Andrew Guilbert

Located just north of Calgary’s bustling 17th Avenue nightlife, Shelf Life Books is a relatively new addition to the Alberta city. Co-owners Will Lawrence and JoAnn McCaig opened shop in 2010, ignoring both doom-and-gloom predictions ... Read More »

October 2, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Q&A: Emma Donoghue on writing the film adaptation for Room

By Alexander Huls

It should come as no surprise to anyone who has read Emma Donoghue’s international bestselling novel Room that it would eventually find its way to the big screen. What’s particularly exciting about the movie version ... Read More »

September 15, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

Q&A: filmmaker Brian D. Johnson on Al Purdy, poetry, and persona

By Sean Flinn

Al Purdy is packing the house, or houses. There are the two sold-out screenings of Brian D. Johnson's documentary, Al Purdy Was Here at the Toronto International Film Festival. Then there's the Al Purdy A-Frame Association's ... Read More »

September 14, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

How do literary agents deal with TIFF mayhem?

By Alexander Huls

For 10 days, the Toronto International Film Festival turns Canada’s largest city into the epicentre of the movie world. Hundreds of films grace the metropolis’s big screens, a who’s who of filmmakers flood the hotels ... Read More »

September 11, 2015 | Filed under: Book culture

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